12th ICOM-CC Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Conference

WOAM is holding its 12th Interim Conference on the research and conservation of waterlogged organic materials. The conference will be held in Istanbul. Turkey from May 13-17, 2013. You are kindly invited to this five day conference which is hosted by Istanbul University`s Department of Conservation of Marine Archaeological Objects.

In addition to the five day conference programme featuring presentation and posters several activities will be organized including visits to the Yenikapi Excavation Site, the collections of the recently rebuilt Naval Museum and a banquet on a boat on the Bosphorus strait.